El Flaco
Active member
To be honest, I think Atlético de Madrid is a direct rival for both us and Real Madrid for the Liga.
We should always hope that they losing points in their games IMO.
te amo barca
Blaugrana al vent
It's better for La Liga if they compete as well, more entertaining for everybody too. When there are 3 contenders for the title, slip-ups occur more frequently.
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Filipe Luis has improved so much after coming back to Atletico. His dribbling is unreal.
serghei
Senior Member
Atletico is more of a threat than Real Madrid is in La Liga. Their game connects on a team level, whereas Madrid just depend on individuals. I'm more worried of Atletico this season. They just surprise me everytime with their fighting spirit. Even after lucking out in two CL finals against their city rivals, they never give up or look beat down. They keep going hard at it, and still compete to win. What a team. I hope we don't face them again in the Champions League this season.
A case can be made for him being the best LB in the world currently I think.
A case can be made for him being the best LB in the world currently I think.
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Who's the best LB in the world?
serghei
Senior Member
For me, it's between Filipe Luiz and Marcelo currently. Then Alba. Alaba is overrated here and his level has dropped in recent years. I'd place him 4th.
Atta boy
Like this player
Dunno why Simeone benched him last season
These days atletico are very daring
They dont even play that many DMs
They play a regular 4-3-3
And still defend well
Agreed
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Blaugrana al vent
Simeone finally utilising all that attacking talent... Gameiro, Griezmann, Gaitan, Carrasco, Koke, Correa, Torres, and this is with Saul injured.
barcanuck
New member
I know you wonder if he played like this all the time how much more fun his team would be. Of course he will bus park against the big boys.
serghei
Senior Member
This is precisely what makes them so dangerous. They adapt to the opponent. When against a top team they will put 10 behind the ball, but if they sense the other team is not up for it, and not good enough offensively, they will go dominating-mode and build up moments of pressure.
He tried to do it against Barca once and received 3 goals in one half (Copa tie in 14-15). I guess that game made him realise even more that you can't play offensive against Barcelona, you always have to be reactive to stand a chance.
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